Twenty Cents Coins: US Coins & Paper Money

The twenty cent piece was also minted in Carson City, Nevada. This particular mint is noteworthy because it also only operated for a short time, in the years 1870-1893. This coin was taken from the public primarily because of its resemblance to the quarter. It even bore the same Liberty in a seated position design on the front and the eagle on the back, as well as feeling very similar to it. The only two glaring differences would be the small text at the bottom that stated what the coin actually was, or on the back where the quarter had a raised “LIBERTY” as opposed to a smoothed one.

 

This is a very rare coin indeed, as many collectors know. There is said to be less than twenty of these still around, as most of them were melted down. For the serious collector, this could quite possibly be the crown jewel to a collection.